Bhubaneswar, Jan 19: In a show of strength, Congress party leaders including former Home Minister, Shivraj Patil yesterday held a demonstration in front of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Bhubaneswar protesting against demonetisation and alleged that the poor and middle class sections of the society are worst-hit even after 70 days of the note ban. Despite the much-talked about rift in between OPCC chief Prasad Harichandan and senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik, both the leaders were seen sharing dais during the protest meeting in front of the RBI office. Holding placards Congress leaders and activists shouted slogans and marched from Congress Bhawan to the RBI office. They demanded resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel alleging the apex bank has lost its autonomy due to intervention from the Centre. The Congress party has planned to launch nation-wide protests targeting the Modi government over demonetisation in between Jan 20 and 30.
